ACN is on rescue mission — Fasanmi

Second Republic Senator, Chief Ayo Fasanmi, has likened Action Congress of Nigeria’s plan to rule Ondo State to a rescue mission.

The former national vice chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) said by telephone from his Osogbo base that victory for the party in today’s election would be a victory for the people of the state and the collective interest of the South West.

He recalled how “five out of the six states in the South West geo-political zone were stolen from us in the 2003 elections and its attendant set-back for the region.”

He said if the efforts of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and other past Yoruba leaders would not be in vain it has become imperative that the region should resume speaking with one voice.

He vouched for the integrity of the ACN guber candidate in Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) to re-integrate the people of Ondo State into the fold of the South West once he emerges victorious in the election.

He said the issue of regional integration which is being championed by ACN must be pursued with all seriousness.